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Friday 23rd July sees howies Bristol doing something a bit special with our mates at Weapon of Choice, a live painting show using pens upstairs in our gallery. There will be drinks and a DJs, an authentically Bristolian evenings entertainment.

We know that you guys are appreciative of great illustration, so get yourselves down to the Bristol shop on Queens Rd to witness some of the best bring their work to life before your very eyes.

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Graphic Designers and Illustrators around Bristol have been letting their creativity run wild with Ink Dot’s summer poster show ‘Escape’. Ink Dot’s ethos is simple, they set a title and a colour pallette and wait to see what poster gems the designers create. The title for the summer project 'Escape' has a colour palette of light blue, cream, dark blue, red/pink, yellow and green plus black and white.

This Thursday at 7pm we are launching the new exhibition, 'Escape' upstairs in our gallery so pop along for a drink and to share opinions on the work (the shop will be open for some late night shopping too.) It runs from 17th June until 11th July and features work from more than 30 of Bristol’s most innovative established talent, including pieces by Lorenzo, Peskimo, Dylan Shipley (Sun and Moon Studios, and Bristol's Street Wars team), Ged Palmer, Danny Capozzi, Marcus Walters (New Future Graphics), Ben Steers (Start Gallery), Danny Capozzi as well as featuring work from new up and coming designers.

All Ink Dot prints are for sale as an edition of 50 and are available through www.ink-dot.co.uk. All works are A2 Gieclee posters, printed by Hello Blue from Spike Design. All prints are sold as a limited edition at very affordable prices.

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Thanks goes out to everyone who came along for the opening night of the life.still photography exhibition at the Bristol shop on Friday. It was a really great evening and over 150 people enjoying the photography, the open slideshow night, a beer and hopefully a bit of conversation. We had lot's of fun, and by the amount of glass washing we had to do - we can only assume you did too!

Don't worry if you couldn't make it. You can pop into the store anytime up until the 30th May and view the complete exhibition including the open slideshow which will run on loop throughout. www.lifestill.co.uk

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Just a quick reminder about the upcoming photography exhibition that you can be involved in at the Bristol store. life.still is a fresh and exciting exhibition showcasing the work of local artists and is being held at howies in Bristol from the 21st - 30th of May 2010.

life.still want you to be involved, by submitting your work in the open slideshow event that will take place on the opening night on the 21st May from 7-10pm. The slideshow is open to all, you can be a professional or an amateur - it doesn't matter. The only stipulation is that your photos have a theme or a story. Head to www.lifestill.co.uk for more information, follow their tweets or check out the facebook page.

To get your creative juices flowing, here's a sneak preview of the work that will be shown in the exhibition next month.Tamany Bakers' "Living with Wolfie" series documents her response to the 'presents' that Wolfie, her beloved cat, brought into her home.

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For more information on the exhibition pop into the howies Bristol store and pick up a leaflet or head to their website www.lifestill.co.uk

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The Deckades skateboard exhibition is open tomorrow during shop opening times and runs for a month.

After that little gem of a month we have the 'life.still' exhibition as part of the Bristol Festival of Photography. They are asking for slideshows of images or short photo stories to be shown at the private view on the opening night. Closing date for entries is 16th May. Details to be found at www.lifestill.co.uk.

The central feature of the show is a unique 3D timeline which illustrates key people, events and happenings in the area from being a green field site with a well and a scarecrow 500 years ago, to the iconic characters associated with Carnaby’s music heritage such as The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols and Jimi Hendrix.

A limited edition book of the same title; ‘Carnaby Street: 1960 - 2010’ will support the exhibition and will feature images from ‘60s photographer Philip Townsend and exclusive interviews with people who have lived and worked in Carnaby including The Who’s Pete Townsend.

The exhibition and book are the work of acclaimed curators and fashion historians Judith Clark and Amy de la Haye, who have curated exhibitions at major international museums including the V&A and Mode Museum in Antwerp.

The exhibition, 38 Carnaby Street, will be open from 26th February until the beginning of April 2010 and is FREE admission. It will be followed by a series of events throughout 2010 to celebrate Carnaby’s 50th Anniversary including a live music weekend in June and a unique fashion show in September. Open 7 days a week
Monday - Saturday: 11am - 6pm
Sunday: 12noon - 6pm

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Jessie Ford is a Brighton based illustrator. She illustrated our Geek's corner in the Carnaby store and has now come back with an exhibition for our Staircase Gallery. If you're about, drop in and check it out. There will also be a limited run of t-shirts to buy, especially for this exhibition. Runs from 1st - 31st March. See more of her work here - www.jessieford.co.uk